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by Susan Griffith (Author)
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  • Paperback: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Vacation - Work; 11th Revised edition edition (1 April 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1854582747
  • ISBN-13: 978-1854582744
  • Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 16.1 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 360,524 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The budget globetrotters bible."
--"The Independent"
"Packed with ideas and all-important contacts."
--"The Sunday Times"
"Good, practical advice on a wide range of issues."
--"Lonely Planet's Western Europe"
"Want to travel but unable to finance a long trip? For almost 20 years Work Your Way Around the World has been helping travellers to overcome this problem...[the book] aims to enable those with little money but plenty of motivation to have a great time abroad while working their keep. It blends anecdotes with information to build up a picture of the possibilities for the working traveller across the globe."" "
"--The Guardian"


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This updated classic guide for the working traveller incorporates hundreds of first-hand accounts and offers authoritative advice on how to find work around the world, either arranged in advance or found on the spot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Better than excellent, 28 April 1999
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This review is from: Work Your Way Around The World (Paperback)
This book changed my life.

It showed me one doesn't have to follow the route of college, then graduation, then job for life. I bought this book, then worked for three years in London, Spain, and Cairo in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I supported myself and even managed to save money.

While personally enriching, my experiences have impressed -- bar none -- every employer with whom I have interviewed over the past seven years.

Had I not taken time off, I'd be like many other adults who regret not taking advantage of their youth and lack of committments to explore the world and themselves.

If you have any desire to explore, do yourself a favor -- buy the book, then buy your plane ticket.

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52 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great book for ideas, but reality depends on luck, 23 Sep 1999
This review is from: Work Your Way Around the World (Paperback)
I bought this book looking for practical tips and actual addresses and phone numbers of employers, but realized the contents aimed more at a generalized perspective of working around the world.

In my opinion, Griffith focuses on subjects and situations that require common sense and courage--these come from within you. The rest of it, whether working in olive groves in Greece or picking strawberries in Denmark, depends completely on luck and your own flexibility/perseverance. I found work in 20 countries only after learning some of the language, changing jobs often and having the emergency financial means to escape bad situations if they arose. I didn't need or miss this book on the road (I left it in California after glancing through it one month before leaving), and now I live in Greece.

If you weren't curious and didn't have courage or adventurous spirit, you wouldn't be thinking about working your way around the world to begin with. So, you really don't need this book unless you want some reassurance about the uncertain future or don't have a clue about seasonal harvests or possible options. At the most, it's a voice of reason to discourage those who aren't ready or a haunting voice that motivates you to get out there.

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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book - concise information without missing bits out., 1 Mar 2001
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This book provided the motivation to get myself out of a slum in my career and get out to see the world, I had been thinking of travelling for a while but had been daunted by the thought of actually leaving behind what I knew, this book re-assured me that there had been people in my situation before who had enjoyed leaving behind their old lives!
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